Background
Chakravartty was born November 3, 1913, in India"s northeastern state of Assam.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Nikhil Chakravarty
Edit ProfileEducation
He graduated from Calcutta University and studied at Oxford University"s Merton College in England.Chakravarty taught history at Calcutta University in the 1930s before taking to journalism.Before plunging into active journalism, Nikhil was special correspondent of the Communist Party’s People's War and People's Age.
Career
He died June 27, 1998. In 1959, he set up the India Press Agency and immediately broke the story on the activities of the then Prime Minister’s personal assistant, M O Mathai. The story rocked Parliament and Mathai had to resign.
He then founded Mainstream with which he was associated, first as editor then as adviser till his death.
Between 1975 and 1977 he played a key role in press freedom and with other senior journalists fought against the Anti-Defamation Bill and forced its withdrawal.
Achievements
Membership
Nikhil Chakravartty was a member of the Press Commission, Chairman NAMEDIA conference and Chairman, NAMEDIA Foundation. He was a member of the National Integration Council as well as the Indo United States Sub Commission on Education, Culture and Media.When thePrasar Bharati board was constituted in 1977 Nikhil was appointed as its first Chairman.
